Dear Audi: It's Winter again and these wiper blades still suck
12-08-2009, 04:32 AM
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Doesn't it loosen the "spring" which makes them stick less to the window when you want them to wipe hard? (ie: to wipe the dirty sticky snow / slush mess from the car in front of you that sticks on the windshield)
12-08-2009, 07:54 AM
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Where I live, the first thing you do when you get out of your car is to flip up your wipers so they don't get stuck to your car, regardless of the type of wipers you have.
As for replacing the wipers... Have you guys ever tried pulling the cap off the end and then just replacing the blade? The rubber blades cost a whopping $3-$5 at any Autozone or other auto parts store.
The thing I don't like is the washer nozzles. Our old Jeep had the best washer nozzles. They would spray a fine mist over the entire windshield, versus the two streams of the Audi that are never high enough to get the top part of the window. I use about 10 times as much washer fluid in my Audi as what I ever did in our Jeep to get the window clean.
As for replacing the wipers... Have you guys ever tried pulling the cap off the end and then just replacing the blade? The rubber blades cost a whopping $3-$5 at any Autozone or other auto parts store.
The thing I don't like is the washer nozzles. Our old Jeep had the best washer nozzles. They would spray a fine mist over the entire windshield, versus the two streams of the Audi that are never high enough to get the top part of the window. I use about 10 times as much washer fluid in my Audi as what I ever did in our Jeep to get the window clean.
12-08-2009, 08:02 AM
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I've never had an issue with proper winter blades (grew up in VT) getting stuck. Couple minutes of defrost and you're good. But, the PITA part is having to use 'service mode' get them up and free.
Replacing the rubber blade doesn't deal with the root issue of the channel on top (that is part of the rubber blade) that fills with liquid or slush, freezes and turns it into a rigid, useless stick.
Replacing the rubber blade doesn't deal with the root issue of the channel on top (that is part of the rubber blade) that fills with liquid or slush, freezes and turns it into a rigid, useless stick.
Where I live, the first thing you do when you get out of your car is to flip up your wipers so they don't get stuck to your car, regardless of the type of wipers you have.
As for replacing the wipers... Have you guys ever tried pulling the cap off the end and then just replacing the blade? The rubber blades cost a whopping $3-$5 at any Autozone or other auto parts store.
The thing I don't like is the washer nozzles. Our old Jeep had the best washer nozzles. They would spray a fine mist over the entire windshield, versus the two streams of the Audi that are never high enough to get the top part of the window. I use about 10 times as much washer fluid in my Audi as what I ever did in our Jeep to get the window clean.
As for replacing the wipers... Have you guys ever tried pulling the cap off the end and then just replacing the blade? The rubber blades cost a whopping $3-$5 at any Autozone or other auto parts store.
The thing I don't like is the washer nozzles. Our old Jeep had the best washer nozzles. They would spray a fine mist over the entire windshield, versus the two streams of the Audi that are never high enough to get the top part of the window. I use about 10 times as much washer fluid in my Audi as what I ever did in our Jeep to get the window clean.
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12-09-2009, 04:35 PM
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We got some good snow today. Holy fu$@ do these wipers suck. I had to stop twice in a 20km commute to smash them against the windshield so the ice / slush would fall off otherwise I wouldn't see anything.
The rain sensing thingy was also crazy, it wiped super fast due to the snow... and other times it barely wiped.
I am definitely NOT impressed with the wiper system. The AWD on the other hand was great (with ESP off of course
)
The rain sensing thingy was also crazy, it wiped super fast due to the snow... and other times it barely wiped.
I am definitely NOT impressed with the wiper system. The AWD on the other hand was great (with ESP off of course
)
12-10-2009, 07:36 AM
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We got some good snow today. Holy fu$@ do these wipers suck. I had to stop twice in a 20km commute to smash them against the windshield so the ice / slush would fall off otherwise I wouldn't see anything.
The rain sensing thingy was also crazy, it wiped super fast due to the snow... and other times it barely wiped.
I am definitely NOT impressed with the wiper system. The AWD on the other hand was great (with ESP off of course )
The rain sensing thingy was also crazy, it wiped super fast due to the snow... and other times it barely wiped.
I am definitely NOT impressed with the wiper system. The AWD on the other hand was great (with ESP off of course
)I had mine on sensing @ lvl 3 (3 from the left) at night. Used LOTS of washer fluid!
12-10-2009, 07:49 AM
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Using lots of fluid is annoying.. and I got lots of premature fires from the headlight washer things when I tried to spray my windshield.. I'm sure that will be fun once they are frozen in ice and still try to spray..
12-10-2009, 07:59 AM
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After blasting through deserted roads yesterday mine are frozen this morning. They don't come out. I hope it's a simply pressure discharge from the nozel and not a motor that opens the little doors. (I don't what that stuff to burn out) Because I heard them firing this morning a couple times but they don't come out... :\ I left the car in a warm parking garage this morning so i'll give them a shot once I leave tonight. *fingers crossed*
12-13-2009, 04:04 AM
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